公开(公告)号：US20220325463A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-13

申请号：US17851660

申请日：2022-06-28

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Dokyeong KIM ,  Hyejoon SEOK ,  Minjoon JUNG ,  Sujin SEONG ,  Hoon WEE ,  Hyungwoo LEE ,  Seungeun CHUNG ,  Hankyu CHOI

IPC: D06F58/45 ,  D06F58/20 ,  D06F58/40 ,  D06F58/24 ,  A61L2/04 ,  A61L2/26

Abstract: A dryer including: a drum; a duct connected to the drum; a compressor connected to an evaporator and a condenser provided inside the duct; a heater provided inside the duct; a fan provided inside the duct; a motor to rotate the fan; and a controller configured to perform a first operation of operating the compressor, the heater, and the motor based on no object being inside the drum, and a second operation of operating the heater and the motor without operating the compressor. The dryer may sterilize the inside of the dryer, particularly, a flow path through which humid air passes.

公开(公告)号：US20240271354A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18645251

申请日：2024-04-24

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Geonho LEE ,  Dokyeong KIM ,  Minhyung LEE ,  Youngsu LEE ,  Hocheol LEE ,  Seungeun CHUNG

IPC: D06F58/36 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F34/26 ,  D06F34/32 ,  D06F58/08 ,  D06F58/24 ,  D06F103/04 ,  D06F103/08 ,  D06F103/46 ,  D06F103/58 ,  D06F105/30 ,  D06F105/58

CPC classification number: D06F58/36 ,  D06F34/18 ,  D06F34/26 ,  D06F34/32 ,  D06F58/08 ,  D06F58/24 ,  D06F2103/04 ,  D06F2103/08 ,  D06F2103/46 ,  D06F2103/58 ,  D06F2105/30 ,  D06F2105/58

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a dryer that performs an ice removal operation. To this end, provided are: a drum configured to receive a drying item, at least one first sensor configured to detect a presence of the drying item in the drum, a pump chamber configured to store condensate, a drain pump configured to discharge the condensate from the pump chamber, and a controller configured to, when detecting the drying item in the drum based on a signal of the at least one first sensor, limit a number of forced drains of the drain pump to reduce a water level of the pump chamber.

公开(公告)号：US20240271353A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18640864

申请日：2024-04-19

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Dokyeong KIM ,  Minjoon JUNG ,  Seungeun CHUNG ,  Dongho KEUM ,  Hocheol LEE ,  Hankyu CHOI

IPC: D06F58/36 ,  D06F103/32 ,  D06F105/26 ,  D06F105/56 ,  D06F105/58

CPC classification number: D06F58/36 ,  D06F2103/32 ,  D06F2105/26 ,  D06F2105/56 ,  D06F2105/58

Abstract: A clothes dryer including a drum; a flow passage to guide air inside of the drum to outside of the drum, and then back inside of the drum; a heat pump system to heat the air to flow back inside of the drum, the heat pump system including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator through which refrigerant circulates; and a controller configured to, in response to receiving a command for an anti-freeze mode operation, control the clothes dryer to perform a heating operation in which the compressor is driven for a first period of time, after the compressor is driven for the first period of time, the compressor is stopped for a second period of time, and the driving of the compressor for the first period of time and the stopping of the compressor for the second period of time is repeated a plurality of times.